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[111.69.236.136]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id cv10sm2411332igc.13.2012.03.17.04.38.18 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:38:21 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A36B55C9-3342-4E84-852E-A043790920B1"; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1 From: Andrew McGregor In-Reply-To: <20120317101153.GA4388@thyrsus.com> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:38:14 +1300 Message-Id: <11EF4FF3-18BE-4B8D-984E-191EA60DB8F9@gmail.com> References: <20120317064513.GA3482@thyrsus.com> <1014E797-3720-4CD3-B2A9-2E70DA1D7C77@gmail.com> <20120317101153.GA4388@thyrsus.com> To: esr@thyrsus.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) Cc: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel] PPS over USB Serial can work X-BeenThere: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:21:10 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_A36B55C9-3342-4E84-852E-A043790920B1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Randomly, I just found a USB-Serial cable I thought I'd lost, and it = turns out to be a PL2303. So all I need is some connectors, and I can = test that. Might still be three weeks, since I'm travelling. On 17/03/2012, at 11:11 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Andrew McGregor : >> I probably can, but it might be three weeks or so given my schedule. >=20 > Please do. =20 >=20 > I've been watching the market for USB GPS mice since 2005. The PL2303 > is about 80% likely to be the adapter in one of these chosen at random > (allowing for sales volume of GPS types). The FTDI SIO you tested is > the next most common type. After that, in really small percentages, > you get the Cypress M8/CY7C64013 and the Cygnal Integrated Products, > Inc. 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